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Michael Mulford

Player grades: Bulls fall to Bucks without Antetokounmpo, Middleton

On Wednesday night, the Chicago Bulls fell short against a injury-riddled Milwaukee Bucks team, 105-92.

Despite being without Giannis Antetokounmpo and losing Khris Middleton in the first quarter, the Bucks put it on the Bulls, led by Bobby Portis’ 27-point, 13-rebound performance and 26 points from Brook Lopez,

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The Bulls were led by Nikola Vucevic, who finished with 21 points, 11 rebounds, and four assists.

With the win, Milwaukee locked in the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference while the Bulls solidified their spot as the No. 10 seed and the final play-in spot.

Check out the player grades from Wednesday’s loss to Milwaukee below.

 

DeMar DeRozan: C

DeMar DeRozan had one of his quietest games of the season in Wednesday’s loss to the Bucks, finishing with just eight points, three rebounds, six assists, and two steals on a poor 3-of-12 shooting from the floor.

Zach LaVine: C+

Zach LaVine, and really the entire Bulls team, struggled shooting on Wednesday. LaVine finished with just 13 points, five rebounds, and seven assists on only 5-of-17 shooting from the floor and 1-of-8 from downtown.

Nikola Vucevic: B

Nikola Vucevic led the way for Chicago on Wednesday despite a poor shooting performance. Vooch finished with 21 points, 11 rebounds, and four assists on 9-of-21 shooting from the field and 1-of-6 from 3-point range.

Patrick Beverley: A-

Patrick Beverley did a lot of Patrick Beverley things in Wednesday’s loss to Milwaukee, finishing with eight points, five rebounds, seven assists, four steals, and one block on 3-of-5 shooting from the floor and 2-of-4 from deep.

Coby White: B+

Coby White shot well off the bench on Wednesday, finishing with 14 points, six rebounds, and one assist on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor and 2-of-4 from downtown in 25 minutes.

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